When You Catch Love's Fever !

WHEN YOU CATCH LOVE'S FEVER !

When the body temperature exceeds the normal, -
The doctor says you have got the fever on you !
High fever can get you into a delirium, -
And you could get into the ICU ! 

One must guard oneself from the summer’s sun, 
Take precaution from exhaustion and heat! 
Wear those dark glasses and use a parasol, 
And sun-tan lotion makes the picture complete! 
Prevention is half the cure, is a saying which 
is very true! 
With cool butter milk and iced lemonades, 
You can keep that heat off you! 

Now there is another type of fever, more potent
than the  ‘swine flu’ ! 
It can strike you anywhere and at any time, 
And you cannot take adequate precautions too ! 
When your heart starts to beat faster , -
And a fever rages all inside ;
You get melancholic and delirious, -
When someone calls the doctor by your bedside ! 
When no temperature gets recorded, -
And the doctor looks all concerned ! 
For you have caught the 'Love’s Fever' , -
Oh ! What a lovely way to burn ! 
                                             -Raj Nandy
                                              New Delhi
(The poem was written in 2009 and posted in
'poemhunter.com' .Thanks for reading ! )
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Tideswell Avatar
July 28, 2010 at 8:26 AM
Hi Raj, I really enjoyed your poem. Haha love can certainly stir up all sorts of 'symptoms'. Loved your last line ~ Sharon :)
Culverhouse Avatar
July 27, 2010 at 6:33 AM
enjoyed reading your works today! Great write!
Neels Avatar
July 27, 2010 at 5:51 AM
Hey Raj, I could not help but smile while reading this.. the summer fever I can relate to having suffered sunstroke a few times already.. I'm still waiting on Love's Fever to hit me :) enjoyed this.. -- Wilma
Kendrick Avatar
July 27, 2010 at 4:02 AM
Great write with a touch of humor...Keep the gifted pen flowing...I don't know if there is a form for Jazz on the list or not...Sara
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